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Why ISPs can breathe easier after a porno decision
January 24, 2007
Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says a Texas federal judge's decision means a major victory for Internet providers.
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GOP revives ISP-tracking legislation
February 7, 2007
New "law and order agenda" proposes data retention requirements. Also, owners of racy Web sites would have to post labels or go to prison.
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Democrats to push new Net sex-predator laws
August 3, 2007
House leaders are planning a fresh look at laws aimed at keeping offenders off social-networking sites and heightening child-porn penalties.
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Gonzales calls for mandatory Web labeling law
April 21, 2006
Attorney general says sexually explicit sites must be labeled or their operators risk jail time.
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The erosion of anonymous Internet speech
January 25, 2006
Attorney Eric Sinrod warns against the unintended consequences of a new law designed to prevent telephone harassment.
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What would Joe Consumer say?
August 19, 2005
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says that the FCC is guilty of kowtowing to corporate interests--and that you're going to pay for it.
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Europe passes tough new data retention laws
December 14, 2005
Despite privacy and industry concerns, data will be kept on every e-mail sent and phone call made for as long as two years.
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ACLU to challenge Utah porn-blocking law
June 9, 2005
Group will sue to overturn a state law that requires the attorney general to come up with an official list of naughty Web sites.
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Wiretap laws face new static
October 10, 2007
A bill in the House focuses on the touchy issue of immunity for ISPs and phone companies that aid the feds in spying.
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Software firms want copyright law rewrite
January 7, 2005
Goal could incite a tussle with Internet service providers, which historically have been loath to act as online cops.
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Government study: VoIP, video can be taxed
January 26, 2006
Federal auditors review the tax laws and say state and local governments have leeway to levy Net taxes.
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Your ISP as Net watchdog
June 16, 2005
Feds mull having Internet service providers retain records of their customers' online activities.
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Police blotter: Mortgage 'spammers' sued by ISP
July 14, 2006
California Internet provider sues over mortgage spam, saying lenders violated Can-Spam Act, state laws.
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Congress may make ISPs snoop on you
May 16, 2006
Proposed law targets bloggers, search engines, and Web sites that might "facilitate" access to unlawful pornography.
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Charting tactics in the war on spam
June 18, 2003
Christine Gregoire, attorney general from Microsoft's home state of Washington, has some advice for federal lawmakers cooking up spam laws: Don't stifle commerce, and let individuals have their day...
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Sidestepping the Net neutrality boondoggle
January 9, 2007
Policy analyst Randolph J. May warns that political miscalculations may tempt states to mandate the regulation of Internet services.
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Senators demand more regulations on Net pharmacies
May 16, 2007
Politicians mull forcing ISPs to block "rogue" pharmacies or monitoring customers' Web traffic to block ads.
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The Spy Act that loved me?
April 19, 2007
Policy analyst Bartlett Cleland warns that a patchwork of state spyware laws will end up having the opposite effect desired by proponents.
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Web labeling mandate surfaces in Senate
June 15, 2006
Operators of commercial sites containing sexually explicit content would have to post warning labels--or face up to 15 years in prison.
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Interpol: Give us tools to fight cybercrime
March 21, 2006
International police want to see new global legislation dealing with cybercrime; Microsoft also pushes for stronger laws.
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